Brok,_Masovian_Voivodeship

Brok, Masovian Voivodeship

Brok, Masovian Voivodeship

Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

See also: Brok, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Brok [brɔk] is a town in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. As of December 2021, it has a population of 1,876.[1]

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Sights

The heritage sights of Brok include the Gothic-Renaissance Saint Andrew church, two preserved historic windmills, ruins of the Bishops' Castle, the town hall and various historic houses. There are also monuments to Polish statesman and leader Józef Piłsudski and to Polish naturalist and inventor, one of the fathers of ergonomics, Wojciech Jastrzębowski.

Transport

Brok is located at the intersection of the Polish National road 50 and Voivodeship road 694. Additionally, the S8 highway runs nearby, northwest of the town.

Notable people

  • Nahum Stutchkoff (1893–1965), Yiddish-Polish and later Yiddish-American actor, author, lexicographer, and radio host

References

  1. [1]
    "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-02. Data for territorial unit 1416044.
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